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A charity coordinating an aid effort on the Isle of Wight, to support Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, has received support and praise from Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely. Mr Seely met with Victoria Dunford, founder of the MAD-Aid charity,...

More than 5,300 people went to St Mary’s Hospital last month seeking emergency treatment — 1,300 people more than in the same month last year. As pressures continue to rise, the latest figures from NHS England show 5,328 people visited...

42-year-old Daisy Parsons has been charged with causing death by careless driving after Isle of Wight motorcyclist Gordon Endler was tragically killed in 2020. Mr Endler lost his life as a result of a collision between his motorcycle and a...

Plans to demolish a former hotel in Sandown and build housing in its place have been brought back before the local authority for consideration. An application has been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council's planning department to demolish the...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth has launched a consultation as it considers options for what could be done with the vacant former Convent School and former parish school behind St Mary’s Church in Ryde. The Diocese is being assisted...

A number of buildings at The Bay CE School secondary site - formally Sandown High School - are to be demolished, including South Block. Planning permission is being sought for blocks 1, 5 and 7 to be razed to the...

This World Immunisation Week (24th to 30th April) Solent NHS Trust’s School Age Immunisation (SAI) Service is encouraging parents and families of eligible pupils and students on the Isle of Wight to take up the offer of its full, annual...

Work is proposed to save the Grade II listed Newtown Old Town Hall which has suffered significant movement in the last few years. An application from the National Trust, to the Isle of Wight Council, is seeking to strengthen and...

The Isle of Wight’s mental health wellbeing organisation, Isorropia Foundation, is now open to self-referrals. People struggling with their mental health and wellbeing can now directly access help from Newport-based Isorropia Foundation without needing to be referred by a professional....

Organisers of the now-cancelled EXPERIENCE 1970 event, which was due to take place in September to commemorate 50 years since the 'Last Great' music festival, have decided they will refund ticket holders after all. It was announced last week that...